2012 FC Edmonton season
The 2012 FC Edmonton season was the club's second official season of existence, the club's third season altogether. For the 2012 season, Edmonton played in the North American Soccer League, which serves as the second tier to both the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. Outside of the NASL, Edmonton also participated in the 2012 edition of the Canadian Championship for a berth into the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.
| 2012 season | |||
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| Owners | Dave Fath Tom Fath | ||
| Head Coach | Harry Sinkgraven | ||
| NASL | 8th | ||
| Canadian Championship | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Shaun Saiko (7 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 2,777 (2 May v. Vancouver) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,120 (6 May v. Carolina) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 1,492 All: 1,577 | ||
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Competitions
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 40 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 36 | |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 35 | |
| 7 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 30 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 25 |
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Preseason
| 10 March 2012 | FC Tucson | 1–1 | FC Edmonton | Casa Grande, AZ |
Donny Toia |
FCE Report FCT Report |
OG |
| 11 March 2012 | New Mexico Lobos | 0–0 | FC Edmonton | Casa Grande, AZ |
| FCE Report | Stadium: Grande Sports Complex |
| 13 March 2012 | New Mexico Lobos | 1–3 | FC Edmonton | Casa Grande, AZ |
| 23 |
Matt Lam Paul Craig Ilja van Leerdam |
Stadium: Grande Sports Complex |
| 17 March 2012 | VMSL All-Stars | 1–3 | FC Edmonton | Burnaby, BC |
| FCE Report | Stadium: Simon Fraser University |
| 24 March 2012 | WSA Winnipeg | 0–7 | FC Edmonton | Winnipeg, MB |
| Stadium: Winnipeg Indoor Soccer Complex |
| 25 March 2012 | WSA Winnipeg | 1–3 | FC Edmonton | Winnipeg, MB |
| Moses Danto |
FCE Report WSA Winnipeg Report |
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Stadium: Winnipeg Indoor Soccer Complex |
| 2 April 2012 | Minnesota Stars FC | 2–0 | FC Edmonton | Blaine, MN |
| Simone Bracalello Devin Deldo |
Stadium: National Sports Center |
North American Soccer League regular season
| 7 April 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 – 0 | FC Edmonton | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Hassan  Herron |
Match Recap | Lassonde  Kooy van Leerdam |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 4,779 Referee: Ted Unkel |
| 14 April 2012 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 – 0 | FC Edmonton | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Yamada Hill |
Match Recap | Joseph-Augustin Oppong van Leerdam Hatchi |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 3,129 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| 18 April 2012 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 0 – 0 | FC Edmonton | Bayamón, PR |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Foley Fana |
Match Recap | Caceros Saiko Hatchi |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 520 |
| 22 April 2012 | FC Edmonton | 3 – 4 | Minnesota Stars FC | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Saiko (Pinto) Hatchi Hamilton (Saiko) Porter (Pinto) Rago |
Match Recap | Hlavaty Altman Altman Takada (Walker) Del Do (Kallman) |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,273 Referee: Justin Tasev |
| 6 May 2012 | FC Edmonton | 3 – 0 | Carolina Railhawks | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Saiko (Lam) Lam Saiko (van Leerdam) Saiko |
Match Recap | Krause Nurse |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,120 Referee: David Barrie |
| 12 May 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 0 – 2 | FC Edmonton | Atlanta, GA |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Turcios Navia Moroney Santamaria |
Match Recap | Hatchi Cox (van Leerdam) Cox van Leerdam (Craig) |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 4,743 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| 19 May 2012 | San Antonio Scorpions | 2 – 0 | FC Edmonton | San Antonio, TX |
| 8:30 pm EDT | Greenfield Harmse Cochrane (Greenfield) |
Match Recap | Stadium: Heroes Stadium Attendance: 8,310 Referee: Leszek Stalmach |
| 27 May 2012 | FC Edmonton | 2 – 2 | San Antonio Scorpions | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Pinto (Saiko) Saiko (van Leerdam) Craig |
Match Recap | Kling Soto (Ramírez) Greenfield Pitchkolan Ramírez Pitchkolan (Denissen) Greenfield |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,515 Referee: Sheena Dickson |
| 3 June 2012 | FC Edmonton | 1 – 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Hatchi Hatchi (Saiko) |
Match Recap | O'Brien Moroney (O'Brien) Matsushita Lancaster Cox |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| 10 June 2012 | FC Edmonton | 1 – 0 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Rago Lam Cox (Saiko) Caceros Parker Saiko |
Match Recap | Motagalvan |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Rubinco Smilev |
| 16 June 2012 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 1 – 0 | FC Edmonton | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Herron (Restrepo) Shanosky |
Match Recap | Saiko van Leerdam Lam |
Stadium: Lockhart Stadium Attendance: 2,663 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
| 23 June 2012 | Carolina RailHawks | 2 – 0 | FC Edmonton | Cary, NC |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Shipalane Zimmerman (da Luz) Ortiz (Schilawski) Stockley Agbossoumonde Lowery Lowery |
Match Recap | Lam Hamilton van Leerdam |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Daniel Fitzgerald |
| 1 July 2012 | FC Edmonton | 0 – 0 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | van Leerdam Hatchi Hatchi Rago |
Match Recap | Addlery Hansen |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,474 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| 4 July 2012 | San Antonio Scorpions | 1 – 0 | FC Edmonton | San Antonio, TX |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Wagner Bayona (Greenfield) |
Match Recap | Vorbe Saiko |
Stadium: Heroes Stadium Attendance: 9,115 Referee: Matt Foerster |
| 7 July 2012 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 – 1 | FC Edmonton | Bayamón, PR |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Telesford Faña (Martinez) Richardson |
Match Recap | Rago Porter (van Leerdam) |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 1,502 Referee: Jesus Lebron |
| 15 July 2012 | FC Edmonton | 0 – 1 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Hatchi Lam Joseph-Augustin |
Match Recap | Yoshitake Mulholland (Ambersley) Sanfilippo |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,688 Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau |
| 21 July 2012 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 1 – 2 | FC Edmonton | Atlanta, GA |
| 7:30 pm EDT | O'Brien |
Match Recap | Barthélémy (Saiko) Pinto Joseph-Augustin Pinto |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 4,250 Referee: Kevin Terry |
| 28 July 2012 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 1 – 0 | FC Edmonton | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 7:30 pm EDT | Antoniuk (Amersley) |
Match Recap | Arguez Barthélémy |
Stadium: Progress Energy Park Attendance: 3,149 Referee: Niko Bratsis |
| 4 August 2012 | FC Edmonton | 1 – 1 | Minnesota Stars FC | Edmonton, AB |
| 9:05 pm EDT | Barthélémy Tchoupe Hamilton |
Match Recap | Nuñez (Kallman) |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,536 Referee: Justin Tasev |
| 8 August 2012 | FC Edmonton | 1 – 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | Edmonton, AB |
| 9:05 pm EDT | Pinto (Barthélémy) Rago |
Match Recap | Greenfield (Campos) Knight Soto Soto Pitchkolan |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,542 Referee: Sheena Dickson |
| 12 August 2012 | FC Edmonton | 1 – 0 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Saiko (Caceros) Pinto Lam |
Match Recap | Nurse Needham |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,229 Referee: Chris Grabas |
| 18 August 2012 | Carolina RailHawks | 3 – 2 | FC Edmonton | Cary, NC |
| 7:00 pm EDT | Zimmerman Lowery Schilawski (Palacio) Stockley Shipalane (Palacio) |
Match Recap | Craig West Porter |
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Elie Aguilar |
| 25 August 2012 | Minnesota Stars FC | 1 – 1 | FC Edmonton | Blaine, MN |
| 8:30 pm EDT | Dias (Walker) Davis Venegas |
Match Recap | Hamilton Arguez |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,427 |
| 2 September 2012 | FC Edmonton | 0 – 2 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Match Recap | Horth (Barrera) Horth (Moroney) Blanco |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,475 Referee: David Barrie |
| 8 September 2012 | Minnesota Stars FC | 1 – 1 | FC Edmonton | Blaine, MN |
| 8:30 pm EDT | Walker (Davis) |
Match Recap | Cox Saiko (Arguez) |
Stadium: National Sports Center Attendance: 2,365 |
| 12 September 2012 | FC Edmonton | 2 – 2 | Carolina RailHawks | Edmonton, AB |
| 9:05 pm EDT | Porter (Cox) Porter (Saiko) |
Match Recap | Zimmerman (Shipalane) Garey Zimmerman |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| 16 September 2012 | FC Edmonton | 0 – 3 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Barthélémy Rago |
Match Recap | Antoniuk (Mulholland) Ambersley Ambersley (Savage) Mulholland (Antoniuk) |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,376 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| 23 September 2012 | FC Edmonton | 2 – 2 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | Edmonton, AB |
| 4:05 pm EDT | Gigolaj Craig |
Match Recap | Thompson Hassan Tetteh Hassan (Thompson) |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,392 Referee: David Gantar |
NASL Playoffs
Canadian Championship
| May 2, 2012 Semifinals | FC Edmonton | 0 – 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 10:00 pm EDT | Saiko van Leerdam |
Hassli (Salgado) Harris Harvey |
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 2,777 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
| May 9, 2012 Semifinals | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 – 1 | FC Edmonton | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 10:00 pm EDT | Thorrington Le Toux (Chiumiento) Le Toux (Chiumiento) Mattocks (Chiumiento) Mattocks |
Vorbe Hamilton Cox Kooy Pinto (Rago) |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 15,011 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
Team information
Roster
As of July 27, 2012.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| General Manager |  |
| Head Coach |  |
| Assistant Coach | |
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| Technical Director | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
Last updated: March 21, 2012
Source: FC Edmonton
Reserve Roster
The Reserve team played full-time in the Alberta Major Soccer League this season.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad statistics
Players
- Last updated for match on September 23, 2012.[1]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | North American Soccer League | Canadian Championship | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Lance Parker | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  |
David Proctor | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Adam West | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | FW |  |
Serisay Barthélémy | 21 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Kevin Hatchi | 23 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Shaun Saiko | 24 | 7 | 20+2 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Alex Semenets | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Ilja van Leerdam | 17 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Michael Cox | 20 | 3 | 10+9 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Matt Lam | 21 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | |
Jonathan Joseph-Augustin | 15 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | |
Paul Craig | 17 | 2 | 8+7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Dino Gardner | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Kenny Caceros | 25 | 0 | 18+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | |
Elvir Gigolaj | 6 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | |
Paul Hamilton | 25 | 1 | 23+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Kyle Porter | 26 | 5 | 19+5 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
Chris Kooy | 25 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Dominic Oppong | 16 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | |
David Monsalve | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | |
John Smits | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | |
Antonio Rago | 25 | 0 | 21+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | |
Michal Misiewicz | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | |
Fabrice Lassonde | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |  |
Fabien Vorbe | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | |
Bryan Arguez | 13 | 1 | 13+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |  |
Yashir Pinto | 23 | 4 | 15+6 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 |
Disciplinary records
Only players with at least one card included.
| Number | Position | Name | NASL Regular Season | Canadian Championship | Total | |||
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| 1 | GK | Lance Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Adam West | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | Serisay Barthélémy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kevin Hatchi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Shaun Saiko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ilja van Leerdam | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Michael Cox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Matt Lam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Jonathan Joseph-Augustin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | Paul Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Kenny Caceros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Paul Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Chris Kooy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Dominic Oppong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Antonio Rago | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | Fabrice Lassonde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Fabien Vorbe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Bryan Arguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Yashir Pinto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 48 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
Transfers
Recognition
References
- "Roster". FC Edmonton. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- "UofT Varsity Blues Bio". Retrieved 1 April 2012.
- "FC EDMONTON AND ST. JOSEPH PARTNER UP FOR RESIDENCY PROGRAM". FC Edmonton. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
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